Pericarditis Flashcards
1
Q
How does constrictive pericarditis present?
A
Congestive heart failure
2
Q
What is the most important sign in constrivtive pericarditis?
A
Prominance of x + y descent in JVP
3
Q
What is the significance of the y descent in JVP?
A
Rapid diastolic filling of the right ventricle
4
Q
What gives rise to a 3rd heart sound in pericarditis?
A
Rapid early diastolic filling of both left and right ventricles
5
Q
What can cause restrictive pericarditis?
A
TB Bacterial/fungal/viral infections Connective tissue diseases - (Marfan's) Malignancy + radiotherapy Chronic renal failure Post-surgery haemopericardium